1977 New Jersey gubernatorial election
Results

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
-
Democratic
Brendan Byrne
1,184,564
55.71%
-
-
Republican
Raymond Bateman
888,880
41.81%
-
-
Independent
Francis W. Flowers
8,677
0.41%
-
-
Independent
Chester Grabowski
8,494
0.40%
-
-
Libertarian
Frank J. Primich
5,674
0.27%
-
-
Independent
Chauncey E. McSpiritt
4,464
0.21%
-
-
Independent
Paul B. Rizzo
3,691
0.17%
-
-
Independent
Richard D. McAleer
3,688
0.17%
-
-
Independent
John F. Donato
3,189
0.15%
-
-
Independent
Angelo S. Massaro
3,031
0.14%
-
-
Independent
William Zsidisin
2,974
0.14%
-
-
Socialist Labor
Julius Levin
2,276
0.11%
-
-
Independent
Jasper C. Gould
2,248
0.11%
-
-
Independent
Leif O. Johnson
1,601
0.08%
-
-
Independent
Robert Ganteaume
1,480
%
-
-
Independent
Bill Gahres
1,333
%
-
Majority
Majority
Majority
-
-
-
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
-
-
-
-
Democratic hold
Democratic hold
Swing
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Question: What Democrat defeated what Republican, and what percentage of vote did the Democrat receive?
Answer: Democrat Brendan Byrne defeated Republican Raymond Bateman with 55.71% of the vote.